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Definition: BY THE EARS

Part of Speech Definition
Expression 1. In close contest; as, to set by the ears; to fall together by the ears; to be by the ears.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Holding a Wolf by the Ears 8     Holding a Wolf by the Ears 8

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